Applaud for Happiness

Shen Qi did not visit Zhao Huaiyu directly. According to what he had already privately investigated over the years, Zhao Huaiyu’s personality had already shown signs of distortion.

He was very smart, even smarter than Zhao Huaichao, who was the favorite son of Commander Zhao. However, Commander Zhao did not treat him well. He also tried to use his intelligence to get the same treatment as Zhao Huaichao, but as soon as he tried, he was suppressed by Madam Zhao and Zhao Huaichao’s birth mother, Eighth Aunt. A few small schemes gave the eight-year-old Zhao Huaichao a reputation for being scheming and misbehaving.

President Hua prioritized education, establishing three levels of education: elementary school, high school, and university. Each takes four years, and all children enter school at the age of six. Since 3 times 4 is 12, they graduated university at 18.

Zhao Huaiyu still hadn’t entered elementary school at 8 years old, and was only able to learn some vocabulary from his maids. After being oppressed by the madams and mistresses, he became really sick. After his illness, he became timid and cowardly. At the same time, he “coincidentally” saved Zhao Huaisen, and became his attendant. If Zhao Huaisen told him to go north, he would never run south, and flattered him whenever he could. He was never ahead of Zhao Huaisen in terms of education either.

At the same time, the already spoiled brat, Zhao Huaisen, became more arrogant and narrow-minded. On the surface, he was respectful of Zhao Huaichao, yet was privately scheming against him.

Even if Zhao Huaichao was intelligent and had an honest personality, he was forced to learn how to fight and scheme against the other person.

Shen Qi looked at the report sent to him and had a new perception of Zhao Huaiyu’s intelligence.

An eight-year-old child who hadn’t read many books and had little vocabulary, knew how to endure humiliation and subtly sow discord between his two brothers. He really had the potential to become a villainous boss.

What surprised him most was that no one in the Zhao family could figure out his schemes.

After a few years of observing him, he had combined all of his sources to create an outline. He already understood most of Zhao Huaiyu’s character. He did not trust people easily and would seek revenge over something small. Everyone who once bullied him did not have a good ending, which was emphasized in the outline. This was to tell Shen Qi to be careful of what he planned to do.

In combination with what he did later in the plot, Shen Qi felt that he had a hint of antisocial personality tendencies.

Zhao Huaiyu was no longer that eight-year-old pitiful child who still hoped for love and attention. He had already grown to become a cold-blooded wolf cub, borrowing a sheep’s skin, waiting for an opportunity to show his fangs and kill everyone while they were defenseless.

The so-called gentle and caring methods will not work on him.

Instead, he will be more vigilant and suspicious of any ulterior motives.

Of course, if enough energy is invested, the gentle tactics may be useful, but Shen Qi did not intend to use this method. He admired Zhao Huaiyu and did not want to grind away his bloodlust. Even though his happiness value was important, training this wolf cub was equally important.

So when he arrived at the Capital Hua Hotel, he first went to the top floor to visit Zhao Huaichao, whom he had arranged to stay here.

Zhao Huaichao was very surprised to see him. Because he was sent back in time, he did not get sick. At that moment, he was looking at Shen Qi with a mix of admiration and respect.

“Thank you for your concern, Seventh young master. I drank ginger soup and slept for a while. It’s nothing serious. “He glanced at the door, “I’ll go and ask father to come over.”

“No need. I’m here to visit you. There’s no need to alert Marshal Zhao. ” Shen Qi looked indifferent, “I heard from Marshal Zhao that you had finished your high school course a year ago and were studying college courses on your own?”

Zhao Huaichao was excited. This afternoon, he had already thought it through carefully with his father. They believe the seventh young master must have placed importance on him and wanted to train him. Although the seventh young master was still young, he was still intelligent. Moreover, he was recognized as President Hua’s godson and taught him a lot. There were rumors that he was trying to train the next president.

President Shen had four sons. The eldest young master excelled at fighting and leading soldiers, but was average with other subjects. The second young master was good at literature, writing poems and articles, and research. He was known as one of the four talents, yet did not have any interest in political affairs. The third young master was not good at martial arts or literature, but he was skilled in business and earned a lot of money. Many of the Shen family’s industries are in his care.

Only the seventh young master was willing to stay beside President Hua and watch him perform his duties at the age of 10. Although he still hadn’t formally joined the bureaucracy, he was already following President Shen to meetings. It was obvious he was being taken as the heir.

Even though succession was no longer followed, someone still had to take over President Shen’s large family business. Even if President Shen were no longer the president, he would still have military power and connections. After five years, it was possible for him to take the position again.

Moreover, even if the Shen family declines in the following years, it is correct to have connections with them now. Since President Shen just won the election, there won’t be any problems in the next five years.

Five years. It was enough time for him to make a name for himself using the Shen family name.

The more Zhao Huaichao thought about it, the more excited he was. He was usually smart, but he was only a fifteen-year-old boy, and at that moment, he could not wait to show all his excellence, so that the seventh young master would look at him.

“Yes, I have finished high school and the foundations of the courses at university.”

Shen Qi propped up his elbow on the sofa, supported his chin with his fingers, and gave a warm smile: “Have you decided what you want to major in?”

This smile was as if a thousand flowers bloomed with a distinctive beauty.

Zhao Huaichao’s heart skipped a beat. He did not dare to look at him directly. He lowered his eyes and said, “My father intends to send me to Capital Hua military school and serve the country.” After a pause, “I am willing to do it myself.”

Shen Qi’s face dimmed: “I almost forgot. Each marshal can exempt one person from testing. It seems Marshal Zhao intends to give you this ticket. Gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. You are water. I remember Marshal Zhao’s eldest son, who had a tragic sacrifice, called Zhao Huai Jian ……” he paused. As if remembering something, his eyes brightened, “I remember your brother was decent. When he had an accident, President Hua also said it was a pity. I have read about him; he is indeed a talent, much better than Zhao Zhenghe being a father.”

He laughed lightly, not concerned that he had directly addressed Zhao Marshal’s name. When Zhao Huaichao listened, he felt that it was right for the seventh young master to call his name.

“Then in the afternoon, based on age, those two should be wood and fire?”

Zhao Huaichao did not want to mention his two brothers in front of the seventh young master, but since the seventh young master asked, he could only answer, “Yes, the one who talked to you is my second brother, Zhao Huaisen. The one who fell into the water with me is my fourth brother, Zhao Huaiyu. I also have a fifth brother who just turned ten years old at home, named Zhao Huaitang.”

Shen Qi gave a careless hmm, with a little teasing: “I see that your second brother does not seem to like you.”

Zhao Huaichao met his smiling gaze, not sure what he meant, and said frankly: “My second brother was born to the main wife, and my fourth brother and I were born to the mistresses. So we are not really close.” He showed a bitter smile on his face and deliberately said, “Second brother is an average student. Father always praises me, so he always looks at me unfavorably. In the past, they were all small fights, but I never thought it would escalate to this scene. My fourth brother is timid. I don’t know what second brother has done to make him do so.”

After explaining, he wore a sincere expression: “There is something I hope the seventh young master can help me do. My father found out about what happened this afternoon and got angry at my fourth brother. He refused to bring a doctor, and the attendants informed me that my fourth brother has a fever. Could you please send a doctor over? I will stand on behalf of my fourth brother to thank you for your assistance.”

He felt that his words were earnest and sincere, and he really saw the appreciation in the seventh young master’s eyes.

“You are not bad.” Shen Qi smiled a little more gently and said, “I will arrange matters for your fourth brother and will also ask someone to tell Marshal Zhao. Take a good rest. I still have things to do, so I will leave first. “

“Please take care, seventh young master.” Zhao Huaichao hurriedly stood up and sent him to the door.

After leaving the room, Shen Qi asked, “Which room is Zhao Huaiyu in?”

Shen An replied, “Marshal Zhao’s family is arranged on the ninth floor of the east building. Young master Zhao Si is in 914, and Xiao A 1  is guarding the corridor.”

“En.” Shen Qi entered the elevator, thought about it, and ordered, “You go and bring Dr. Wen over.”

“Yes.” Shen An went out on the fourteenth floor.

Shen Qi took three bodyguards, B, C, and D, and went to find Zhao Huaiyu.

When they reached the corridor, they saw Xiao A, who was pretending to be a maintenance man repairing the wall lamp.

“Young master.” Little A walked to a deserted place, quickly changed his attire, and returned to the team.

“Talk,” Shen Qi said lightly, and he walked directly past 901, where Marshal Zhao was staying.

Xiao A whispered: “Marshal Zhaoi has just fallen asleep, called Mistress twenty-four [/efn_note] She is called 二十四姨太太, which directly translate to 24th concubine.[/efn_note] into the room. Fourth young master Zhao’s attendant was whipped by Marshal Zhao because he pleaded for fourth young master Zhao, and was carried away by a few servants. Only the fourth young master Zhao is in the room right now. Half an hour ago I went in to explore, he was burning, so I sent someone to notify seventh young master 2.”

Rooms 01 and 14 are close together, and they arrived at the door shortly after speaking.”Open the door,” Shen Qi said with a nod of his chin.

Xiao A walked to the door without saying a word, and gently knocked a few times. After hearing no response, there was finally a click, and the door opened.

“Wait outside.”

Shen Qi ignored the objections of several people, and walked in.

On each floor, the door number from 01 to 10 was a special luxury room, extremely extravagant. Even Marshal Zhao’s subordinates were arranged in a special room, but his own son was not arranged in one. Although 11 to 20 were not bad, inexplicably, Shen Qi’s heart grew a trace of displeasure.

The room structure was simple. There was a bedroom, a living room, and a bathroom. Shen Qi closed the door and walked directly into the bedroom. The floor was covered with a thick carpet, automatically eliminating the sound of footsteps.

The door to the bedroom was open, and there was no light inside. Using the light from the living room, he could vaguely see a person lying in the snow-white bedding.

Shen Qi walked straight to the bedside and looked down, only to see Zhao Huaiyu wrapped in the comforter. He only revealed his face. His face was flushed, his eyes tightly closed, emitting the faint sound of breathing.

He looked really pitiful at this moment.

Shen Qi sighed in his heart and reached out to test the temperature of his forehead, but just before he could put his hand on his forehead, his wrist was suddenly grabbed. He was dragged forcefully and was thrown on the bed. With a flip, a hot body was pressed against him.

Something cold and hard was pressed against his neck: “Don’t move!”

In the dim light, a pair of wolf-like eyes looked down coldly with a sharp warning and cold killing intent.

Sure enough, he was a wolf cub.

Shen Qi narrowed his eyes, flipped his wrist, and a small pistol was placed against the wolf cub’s chest. His gaze was calm: “Let go.”

The author has something to say: If you can’t remember the name, remember the gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. The arrogant and domineering is Zhao 2, Zhao Wood. 3 The smart and favored is Zhao 3, Zhao Water  4, the poor villainous little attacker is Zhao 4, Zhao Fire. 5

TL Note: Heyo! That was a ride. I did not expect Shen Qi to pull out the gun XD. I will edit the other chapters soon to ensure that you guys will remember each brother. I know there are a ton, and since you can’t read which elements they are, I will try to add that in whenever they are mentioned. Thank you all for your patience. I love you <3. Meao out.

Footnotes

A in Chinese is Jia. He later mentions Yi, Bing, and Ding, which are B, C, and D, respectively. I will keep it as A, B, C, and DShen QiHe is the wood one. So 2 = Wood = Arrogant. He is the water one. So 3 = Water = Smart + Favored. He is the fire one. So 4 = Fire = Villain.